Bill Evans' 'Alone' is his first piano solo album, recorded on September 23, October 8 & 21, 1968 by Verve.

This day (September 21, 1987), in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, died John Francis Anthony Pastorius III, known as Jaco Pastorius, an electric bass player.

On September 3, 1971, Weather Report plus three european horn players did a two hours radio broadcast on "Jazzworkshop" a Norddeutscher Rundfunk program. Taped in Berlin, the radio show is so far unissued (or eventually bootlegged) but during the rehearsals, two songs "Directions" and "Dr. Honoris Causa" were filmed.

Track Listing :

1.Directions (Joe Zawinul) - 16:38 . 2.Dr Honoris Causa (Joe Zawinul) - 14:10

Musicians :

Weather Report - Band . Joe Zawinul - Keyboards . Wayne Shorter - Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax . John Surman - Bass Clarinet, Baritone Sax . Eje Thelin - Trombone . Alan Skidmore - Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax, Flute . Miroslav Vitous - Bass . Alphonse Mouzon - Drums . Dom Um Romao - Percussion . Eje Thelin - Trombone . Alan Skidmore - Flute, Tenor Saxophone . John Surman-…

Chucho Valdés' 'Chucho's Steps' is an album recorded with the Afro-Cuban Messengers and released on August 31, 2010 by Four Quarters.

Quincy Jones's 'Back on the Block' is a studio album released on August 8, 1989 by Qwest and featuring many famous artists : Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul, Ice-T, Big Daddy Kane, Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, George Benson, Luther Vandross, Dionne Warwick, Barry White, Chaka Khan, Take 6, Bobby McFerrin, Al Jarreau, Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge, Ray Charles and more.

Weather Report's 'Night Passage' is their eleventh album recorded live before a crowd of 250 people on July 12 and 13, 1980 and released the same year by Columbia.

Michael Brecker's 'Nearness of You: The Ballad Book' is his seventh studio album recorded with Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny , Charlie Haden and Jack DeJohnette and released on June 19, 2001 by Verve.

'Miles Davis at Fillmore' is a live album recorded on June 17 - 20, 1970 at the Fillmore East in New York and released in December 1970 by Columbia.

This day (June 15, 1996), in Beverly Hills, California, died Ella Fitzgerald, an American jazz and song vocalist, also known as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella, who had a vocal range spanning three octaves and was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing and intonation, and a horn-like improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing.

This day (June 10, 2004), in Beverly Hills, California, died Ray Charles, an American singer and musician.

The 'Three Concerts with Peter Erskine' are with Diana Krall, John Abercrombie & Michael Brecker and Weather Report feat. Jaco Pastorius

This day (June 4, 1961), in Detroit, Michigan, is born Eldra Patrick a.k.a. El DeBarge, an American R&B/pop singer& songwriter.

'Weather Report (1971) ' is their debut album released on May 12, 1971 by Columbia Records.

This day (April 23, 1952), in Kalamazoo, Michigan, is born Narada Michael Walden, an American producer, drummer, singer and songwriter.

Christian McBride's 'Live at Tonic' is a live album recorded on January 10, 11, 2005 at Tonic In New York.

Released on October 9, 2015, "St Germain" is the third (after a fifteen years hiatus) album by Ludovic Navarre a.k.a. St Germain

Track Listing :

1.Real Blues (St Germain) - 05:16 . 2.Sittin' Here (St Germain) - 06:23 . 3.Hanky-Panky (St Germain) - 07:06 . 4.Voilà (St Germain) - 06:30 . 5.Family Tree (St Germain) - 07:54 . 6.How Dare You (St Germain) - 06:43 . 7.Mary L. (St Germain) - 05:22 . 8.Forget Me Not (St Germain) - 05:44

Musicians :

St. Germain - Electronics, Loops . Guimba Kouyate - Guitars . Jorge Bezerra - Percussions

Production :

Produced By St. Germain

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Released

On October 9 By Parlophone.

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